After sitting out the 2015 model year in the U.S. market due to compliance issues with government regulations, the Lotus Evora is returning to our shores for 2016 as the newly revised Evora 400. Now Lotus has announced the price tag for its mid-engine GT: $89,900.

That figure puts the Evora 400 about midway between the Porsche 911 Carrera, at $84,300, and the 911 Carrera S, currently $98,900. (Both Porsche prices are before the $995 destination charge; we usually include it in our price reports, but we don't yet know what the Lotus destination charge will be.)

The "400" designation refers to the power output of the revised Evora's engine, which is again a supercharged, 3.5-liter Toyota V-6 that also puts out 302 lb-ft of torque. Styling is mildly revised, but the packaging is more substantially tweaked, with lower, narrower doors sills and a wider rear seat. A limited-slip differential is added for the first time, but more significant as far as Americans are concerned is the addition of smart airbags, which means the Evora can again be sold here.

When will that happen, you ask? Official word is that U.S. cars will arrive in December.